As I am composing this post, I am listening to a great debate by two top-tier American politicians who are passionate and well-versed in their beliefs and while they may be taking jabs at each other’s party and stances, but are not belittling each other. Audience members are asking tough…

While I have been a political junkie since I was in junior high, this year I wanted to share my love for the beauty and majesty of Washington, D.C. with some of my students. Four sophomores and four seniors joined me for the chance to witness the Inauguration of our…

In the two weeks since the election, we have seen protest in the streets and the theaters, and the creation of safe spaces at schools and colleges. We have also heard a lot of talk about the Electoral College. Some want to eliminate the Electoral College altogether, relying instead on…

To hear the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tell it, voting for the right candidate will bring peace, sunshine, happiness and rainbows, while casting a ballot for the wrong person will unleash the fires of the pit of Hades itself. A bit of hyperbole, but nothing new to be sure.…

There are three stations necessary for a professional political debate: the orators, the moderator and the audience. The role of the orators is to argue their respective positions and attempt to persuade the audience. The audience is meant to listen attentively to the orators’ positions and come to a reasonable…

Well, where should we start? There was so much in last night’s debate that “unpacking it” (as Lester Holt would say), would take longer than one blog post. Therefore, lets cover the Top 3. 1. Who won the debate? Honestly, this was a toss up. Like the election, the debate…

In years past, the race for the presidency was, as its best, a debate of ideas. These days it seems like a WWF match (that’s what we called “professional wrestling” before everyone admitted it was basically ballet with steroids and folding chairs). I can hear the announcer now: “In this…

The most important decision a modern presidential candidate makes is the selection of the number two person on the ticket. While originally chosen as the second highest vote getter in the election, vice presidents today are picked to round out a deficiency seen in the future president. There have been…

Like many teenagers of my generation, and the one before, I grew up reading MAD Magazine. The mascot of the satirical comic-book-style publication was a gap-toothed boy named Alfred E. Neuman, who’s trademark line was, “What, Me Worry?” The cornerstone of the magazine was to say controversial things that were…

I was 8 years old when I told my parents I wanted to be President when I grew up. To be fair, at that age I didn’t know what a President did. When I was 8, Reagan was President and all I knew was that my dad really, really liked…